Job Title: Administrator - SEN
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: Yes
Salary Range: £36,508.92 to £40,374.57
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: Yes
Advert Closing Date:05/01/2025
By joining the Government of Jersey and wider Jersey Public Services, you'll be proud of what you can achieve – both for yourself and the people of Jersey. You'll enjoy a broader scope that allows you to express yourself, in a smaller setting that means you see the positive results of your impact every day. You'll have a diversity of opportunities that stretch and challenge you, with all the personal and professional support you need. Most of all, in our open, welcoming environment, your voice matters, enabling you to build a rewarding career.
Job Overview
Jersey College for Girls - SEN Administrator
Jersey College for Girls is looking to recruit a SEN (Special Educational Needs) Administrator. The successful candidate will provide a personal, comprehensive, accurate and effective administration service for SEN to support the smooth and effective management and function of the school. They will work as part of a dedicated team within our SEN Hub to support the progress and welfare of our students.
The nature of this post requires the candidate to work with empathy and sensitivity, and with an awareness of the need for maintaining strict confidence.
This role is a term time only position with annual salary paid pro rate for actual weeks worked.
If you would like to speak to some about this opportunity please contact Simon Milner, Assistant Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead by email at s.milner@jcg.sch.je
Job Purpose
To provide a personal, comprehensive, confidential, accurate and effective administrative service
for SEND to ensure the smooth and effective management and function of the school. To work as
part of a dedicated team to support the pastoral well-being of the students.
Principle Responsibilities
- Undertake confidential typing/formatting of letters and reports, deciding on priorities and ensuring accuracy of finished work.
- Provide a personal telephone service by receiving and screening calls for the school and managing team diaries, dealing with enquiries where possible, or redirecting as necessary.
- Undertake specialised formatting of SEN and CLA documents requiring specific layout and terminology, as required.
- Establish and maintain administrative, information and database systems to ensure the effective and efficient dissemination of information and functioning of the school.
- Liaise with a wide range of people such as the Virtual School, CAMHS, Social Care and professionals supporting SEN.
- Provide administrative support for meetings, ensure that all attendees receive supporting documentation, and where necessary attend and take notes, to ensure the smooth running of the meeting.
- Provide administrative support for training courses delivered by members of the school for SEND.
- Maintain attendance lists, ensure that all attendees receive relevant information prior to the course. Support the school member in producing high quality course materials prior to delivery of the course.
- Process all enquiries received by the school in accordance with set procedures and policies.
- Act as a point of liaison between the school and internal and external customers.
- Provide an efficient electronic filing and photocopying service for the school.
Person specification
The post holder will act as initial support to the Deputy Headteacher and teaching staff and will be expected to show tact and courtesy when dealing with clients and outside agencies. An ability to cope calmly and with deadlines and unexpected problems is expected. The post holder will be a strong team player who is also comfortable working on their own initiative and be prepared to ask for and take advice.
Qualifications
- Must possess a minimum of 5 GCSE or equivalent at A* - C grades, English and Maths are essential.
- Must be an experienced administrator with a high level of skill in organisational ability.
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